
OUR TEAM
CO-FOUNDERS
Shilpi Chhotray
CO-FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT
Patrice Simms
CO-FOUNDER AND STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Our Story
Back in 2021, Shilpi Chhotray and Patrice Simms came together to launch a multicultural media platform that would feature the stories of people most heavily impacted by plastic pollution, climate change, and environmental injustice.
With her many years of experience serving as a media liaison for the Break Free from Plastic global movement, it did not take long for Shilpi to discover that select perspectives dominate the environmental discourse, while other voices are simply ignored.
And as an environmental lawyer with decades of experience, Patrice has a deep understanding of how environmental law and policy fail the communities most in need of protection.
Together, Shilpi and Patrice recognized the urgency and need for storytelling that influenced hearts and minds.
TEAM
Michael McKenzie
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mindy Ramaker
HEAD OF CREATIVE
Bryce Cracknell
FOUNDER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, THE MARGIN
Dennis Maxwell
PODCAST PRODUCER
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Christine Ahanotu
SENIOR CREATIVE PRODUCER, WARNER BROTHERS DISCOVERY/TELEPICTURES
Lance Blair
SENIOR BENEFITS AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, LIQUID DEATH
Abre' Conner
DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE, NAACP
Bakeyah Nelson
FOUNDER, COMMUNITY HEALTH COLLABORATIVE CONSULTING, LLC
Frankie Orona
CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOCIETY OF NATIVE NATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL LIAISON FOR HIS TRIBAL CHIEF RED BLOOD - ANTHONY MORALES OF THE GABRIELINO TONGVA SAN GABRIEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS